Anki Remote Research

The Anki Remote is built to make studying with Anki fast, effortless, and comfortable. This page walks through the data behind those claims — a cross-sectional study of real Anki Remote users.

Study design

We conducted a cross-sectional study in 2025 in which 209 students from 146 institutions completed the entire survey. The survey was distributed to a random sample of Anki Remote users after 5–8 months of use, and included reverse-coded Likert items to minimize bias alongside mixed quantitative and qualitative questions for comprehensive assessment. Let's dive in.

Type of education

Of all participants who used the Anki Remote in the study:

• 67% were in medical school
• 16% were preparing for the MCAT
• 4% were in dental school
• 2% were in CRNA school
• 2% were in PA school
• 2% were preparing for the DAT
• 1% or less were in undergrad, nursing school, pharmacy school, physical therapy school, occupational therapy school, chiropractic school, podiatry school, or self-learning languages

Experienced users

A study is only as good as its participants. If we only surveyed people who had just started using Anki, it would be easy to show improvements simply because they were new to the workflow — so we made sure to study experienced users.

Study participants reported an average of 17.8 months of Anki experience and, at the time of the study, an average of 6.6 months of Anki Remote experience. These participants reported using their Anki Remote 85% of the time, for an average of 12 hours per week.

Does the Anki Remote actually make Anki faster? And if so, by how much?

These were the two questions our users — and we — were most interested in.

Prior to getting an Anki Remote, students reported completing an average of 245 Anki cards per day, taking approximately 27.8 seconds per card. After getting the Anki Remote, students reported completing an average of 475 Anki cards per day while taking 14.9 seconds per card. That's 94% more cards in 46% less time when using the Anki Remote.

Does the Anki Remote improve exam scores?

Every study has primary and secondary endpoints. We'd already established our primary endpoint — whether the Anki Remote makes you more effective — but we decided to also ask participants whether they believed their exam scores had increased.

Study participants reported a 10% increase in exam scores and a 20% increase in information retention. This is a good moment to clearly state that we don't make any guarantees about exam-score increases — otherwise this would be the new metformin!

Verifying our data

To make sure study participants were answering truthfully, we included reverse-coded questions throughout the survey. As you'd expect, responses to "the Anki Remote has made me more productive" and "… less productive" mirror each other.

The data was consistent throughout the study, as you'll see in the sections that follow. We asked study participants an array of questions on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Disagree (1) to Strongly Agree (7).

Does the Anki Remote improve productivity?

Data shows that 93% of the 209 participants believed the Anki Remote made them more productive, with the majority strongly agreeing with this statement.

Seven-point Likert scale. Data converted to numerical values and analyzed by t-test with a 99% confidence interval using 4 as the paired (neutral) value.

Does the Anki Remote improve comfort?

Data shows that 97% of the 209 participants believed the Anki Remote made studying more comfortable, with the majority strongly agreeing with this statement.

Seven-point Likert scale. Data converted to numerical values and analyzed by t-test with a 99% confidence interval using 4 as the paired (neutral) value.

Do students recommend the Anki Remote to other students?

Data shows that 92% of the 209 participants would recommend the Anki Remote to other students, with the majority strongly agreeing with this statement.

Seven-point Likert scale. Data converted to numerical values and analyzed by t-test with a 99% confidence interval using 4 as the paired (neutral) value.

Do you complete more Anki cards with the Anki Remote?

When asked if they completed more Anki cards with the Anki Remote, 91% of participants agreed, with the majority strongly agreeing with this statement.

Seven-point Likert scale. Data converted to numerical values and analyzed by t-test with a 99% confidence interval using 4 as the paired (neutral) value.

Conclusion

The data from this study shows that the Anki Remote makes a substantial difference when studying. From increasing the amount of content you can get through to saving time on every Anki card, the Anki Remote has become a critical tool for students — particularly those studying for medical school and the MCAT.